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Advances in Polymer Devices and Sensors

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2025 | Viewed by 1136

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Dear Colleagues,

The "Advances in Polymer Devices and Sensors" Special Issue in Polymers is an exciting platform for researchers to share recent innovations in polymer science and technology. We welcome contributions that explore groundbreaking developments in polymer materials, sensors, and devices, with a particular focus on their practical applications in healthcare, environmental monitoring, food quality assurance, and consumer electronics.

This Special Issue is open to a wide range of topics, including emerging polymer materials with unique properties suitable for advanced sensors; innovative fabrication techniques like 3D printing, microfabrication, and nanotechnology for enhanced performance; and the integration of smart materials into the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.

Your research can help shape the future of polymer science, offering solutions to real-world challenges and uncovering the vast potential of this versatile material. We invite you to submit your work and be a part of this ongoing journey of innovation and discovery.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and sharing them with the global scientific community.

Dr. Gabriela Ferreira de Vasconcelos Martins
Dr. Felismina Teixeira Coelho Moreira
Dr. Joana Rafaela Lara Guerreiro
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Keywords

  • polymerization
  • sensor fabrication
  • smart materials
  • polymer nanocomposites
  • biocompatible polymers
  • polymer-based diagnostics
  • polymer nanoparticles
  • micro/nanofabrication
  • printed sensors
  • polymer nanofibers

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Biomimetic Prussian Blue Sensor for Ultrasensitive Direct Detection of Myoglobin
by Jacinta Ricardo, Abel Duarte, Stefano Chiussi, Gabriela V. Martins and Felismina T. C. Moreira
Polymers 2025, 17(5), 630; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17050630 - 26 Feb 2025
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This research presents a novel, cost-effective, and scalable approach for the direct detection of myoglobin (Myo) in point-of-care (PoC) applications. In this strategy, redox-active Prussian Blue nanocubes (PBNCs) are applied to a disposable platinum screen-printed electrode (Pt-SPE). Subsequently, a biomimetic sensing layer is [...] Read more.
This research presents a novel, cost-effective, and scalable approach for the direct detection of myoglobin (Myo) in point-of-care (PoC) applications. In this strategy, redox-active Prussian Blue nanocubes (PBNCs) are applied to a disposable platinum screen-printed electrode (Pt-SPE). Subsequently, a biomimetic sensing layer is generated by electropolymerization of ortho-phenylenediamine (o-PD) in the presence of Myo, which forms molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) sites by cyclic voltammetry (CV). The electropolymerization process takes place in a potential range of −0.2 V to +0.8 V, for five cycles at a scan rate of 50 mV/s, in a 10 mmol/L o-PD solution. After polymerization, the electrode is incubated in trypsin for 2 h to create Myo-specifically imprinted cavities. The structural and morphological properties of the biomimetic layer were analyzed by Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The direct detection of Myo was analyzed by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The results showed a linear response to Myo concentrations ranging from 1.0 ag/mL to 10 ng/mL, a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.76 ag/mL, and a R2 value of 0.9775. The absence of an external liquid redox probe simplifies the sensor design, improves portability, and reduces the complexity of the assay, making it more suitable for PoC. Full article
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